Puthia Rajbari Rajshahi

Puthia Rajbari is a unique piece of eye-catching architecture located in Rajshahi. Puthia Rajbari is located 30 km from Rajshahi divisional city and only 1 km from Rajshahi-Natore highway. The multi-chambered two-storied Puthia palace has a lion door on the north side to enter. Zamindars or kings used to conduct their royal affairs from here. Puthia Palace was built in the 19th century in Indo-European architecture. Presently under the supervision of the Directorate of Archaeology, the Puthia Rajbari is being used as Laskarpur Degree College.

The moats surrounding Puthia Rajbari have different names. Apart from Shiva Sarovar or Shivsagar, Marachowki, Bekichowki, Gopalchowki and Govinda Sarovar moats, there is a huge pond called Shyamsagar in Rajbari. Two palaces and several temples built by zamindars still stand tall here. Among them are the large Ahnik temple built in the Dochala style, the large Shiva temple or Bhubaneswar temple built in 1823 AD, the four-storied Puthia Dol temple and the Govinda temple located in the premises of the Puthia Panchani zamindar bari. Puthia Rajbari is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm.

Rajshahi is accessible by road, rail and air from the capital Dhaka city. From Dhaka's Mahakali, Abdullahpur, Gabtali and Kalyanpur, Green Line, Ekta and Desh Travels AC buses travel to Rajshahi at a fare of Tk 900 to 1400. Non-AC buses like Shyamli, Hanif, National Travels, Bablu Enterprise etc. operate at a fare of Tk 710 to 750.

The Silk City Express train leaves for Rajshahi from Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka at 2:40 PM on 6 days of the week except Sunday. Besides, Padma Express train leaves Dhaka for Rajshahi every day except Tuesday at 10:45 PM, Dhumketu Express at 6:00 AM except Thursday and Banalta Express at 1:30 PM except Friday. In these trains, the fares are 340-470, 656-725, 782-865 AC seats and 1173 AC berths.

If you want to go to Rajshahi by air, you can travel from Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US Bangla Airlines and NovoAir for Tk 3500 to Tk 4099.

Distance from Rajshahi and Natore to Puthia Rajbari by road is 34 and 18 km respectively. You can take any bus bound for Rajshahi and get off at Puthia bus stand on the Rajshahi-Nato highway and walk for 5 to 10 minutes to reach Rajbari. There is an option to reach Puthia by taking a Natore-bound bus from Rajshahi Central Bus Terminal and a direct local bus to Puthia.

Zilla Parishad has 2 Dak bungalows for night stay in Puthia. Night stay in bungalows can be done with the permission of Zilla Parishad and payment of prescribed rent. Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer phone number: 0721-776348 . Besides, there is an opportunity to spend the night in a residential hotel near Puthia bus stand.

Or you can return to Rajshahi and spend the night in a suitable hotel from various quality hotels in Rajshahi. Bangladesh Tourism Corporation motels in Rajshahi city offer different quality rooms for Tk 1900 to Tk 4600. Phone: 0721-775237 . If you want, you can book from the head office of Dhaka Tourism Corporation. Phone: 02-8833229 , 8834600 .

Other residential hotels include Hotel Hawks Inn ( 0721-810420 ), Nice International ( 0721-776188 ), Mukta International ( 0721-771100 ), Dallas International ( 0721-811470 ), Shukran ( 0721-771817 ) etc. will get